SURFACE & STRUCTURE Swimwear Focus, Paris, April 2015 5. 3. 6. 7. 2. 8. 1. 9. 4. CONTEMPORARY PASTELS Super pale pastel shades used in clean, minimalist colour blocking for swimwear and lingerie. Especially strong in very matt surfaces and wovens, achieving a very sophisticated handle and look. Major focus on the one-piece, even in very young collections, giving more opportunity to play with interesting construction and decorating the body in new ways. 1&2. Oysho 3. Albertine 4. Galeries Lafayette display 5. Lisa Marie Fernandez 6. Calipige 7. Oysho 8. Dior 9. See Eyewear Concepts Paris 2 3. 2. 6. 1. 5. 4. TONE-ON-TONE TEXTURE 3D surface effects add visual appeal to plains. Textures such as seersucker, geometric jacquards and also the return of Terry Towelling in beachwear. Laser cutting, bonding and lamination techniques develop, not only to finish garments but also to add decorative features. Strong focus on powder blue shades and the green family. 1. Aubade 2. Issy Miyake 3. Eres 4. Lisa Marie Fernandez 5. La Perla 6.Empriente Concepts Paris 3 7. 3. 5. 4. 6. 1. 2. 8. GOLD SURFACES Major focus on metallic effects, especially gold, from hints of shiny yarns in jacquards to bold foil printing, wet-look surfaces and sequin motifs. Very classy and sophisticated combined with black in architectural constructions and motifs. Draped and frill detailing for high sensuality on the beach. 1&2 Bronzette 3. Freya 4. La Perla 5. Princess Tam-Tam 6. Albertine 7. Princess Tam-Tam 8. Chanel Concepts Paris 4 3. 4. 1. 2. 7. 5. 6. GYM TO SWIM The boundaries are blurred between swimwear and sports underwear. Functional sport bra and cropped top constructions with ‘scuba’ necklines and high coverage are the hot new shape for bikini tops. Mesh panels, sport elastics and zippers on the back are hot design features. 1. Seafolly 2. Eres 3. Beth Richards 4. T by Alexander Wang 5. Oysho 6. Zimmerman 7. T by Alexander Wang Concepts Paris 5 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. CONTRAST TRIMS 6. A sporty handwriting to update retro Riviera looks in beachwear. The simplicity of using contrast trims and elastics to add visual interest. A strong hint of 1970’s retro with influences such as Courrèges and Rudi Gernreich. Major focus on black & white and red & white. 1 Andrés Sardá 2. Huit 3. Seafolly 4. Beth Richards 5. Bon Marché display 6. D nu D Concepts Paris 6 3. 5. 2. 4. 1. 7. 6. FOLK FLORALS As in lingerie and ready-to-wear, folk and romantic country ideas develop as an influence on swimwear. Crafted embroidery, crochet and wood block florals recreated as print designs or engineered guipure motifs. Focus on black grounds with super bright, almost neon, multi-colour contrast. 1. Printemps display 2. Seafolly 3. Biyan 4. Christopher Kane 5. Dior 6. Huit 7. Printemps display Concepts Paris 7.